Great Mangaka

"You did the right thing."

In the afternoon, after the crowd dispersed, Kurosawa informed Tsukimoto Genji of the outcome. Tsukimoto Genji remained silent for a long time and sighed: "If I don't respond like this, the company will have problems."

Kurosawa's response to Ryohei was that Five Centimeters Per Second would soon be released. In that situation, he had to give this answer so that readers would feel at ease and disperse, even if the answer made Tsukimoto Genji uncomfortable.

But once you answer, you can't go back on it. Hinotori Publishing must take action. At first, Tsukimoto Genji didn't agree with Takumi publishing a new manga, but this time he had to take the initiative and request it. 'The world changes so fast that he can't stop smiling.'

"You go down."

Tsukimoto Genji waved to Kurosawa. 'Today is a public holiday, and the sudden commotion interrupted many people's rest:' "Nothing will happen. Have a good rest these two days."

"Yes...",

Kurosawa nodded, but his face hesitated as he spoke, and his steps were slow.

"Do you have any other questions?"

Tsukimoto Genji asked, looking up.

"There is one, President." Kurosawa lowered his head and cautiously asked: "Will this disturbance affect magazine sales and the individual volumes of Detective Conan?"

This month, Detective Conan and Inuyasha will release individual volumes. Some readers gathered at the company's door declared that they would not buy Five Centimeters Per Second unless the ending was changed, which greatly worried Kurosawa.

"Shouldn't you have read Five Centimeters Per Second?"

"How do you know?"

Kurosawa seemed surprised. He found out that Takumi had published a new manga last night and wanted to get up this morning to read it, but he hadn't expected Hinotori Publishing to have had an incident, so he hadn't seen the short manga that caused the disturbance yet.

"If you had read it, you wouldn't have asked this question." Tsukimoto Genji calmly replied: "Don't worry. If you observe the expressions of the protesting readers, you'll see that they're not protesting because they're dissatisfied with Five Centimeters Per Second. On the contrary, they like it very much."

"Good works don't worry about sales. Five Centimeters Per Second has high collection value. This incident will not affect sales; it will increase them... Of course, it's better to let Mirai-sensei explain that he doesn't just write tragedies."

Tsukimoto Genji said nothing. 'The online release of Five Centimeters Per Second would allow more people to see Mirai-sensei's artistic skills, which would also help increase the sales of other manga.'

"Yes."

Kurosawa was still a little puzzled, but he believed Tsukimoto Genji's judgment and walked away with a sigh of relief.

As soon as he left, Tsukimoto Genji opened the laptop on the table, which showed Mirai-sensei's personal space.

"Recommended by many famous artists," "The most beautiful manga," "The sales leader of the entire network."

On the personal space's banner, the provider placed a striking slogan: "Five Centimeters Per Second," and the number of Mirai-sensei's followers updated every minute.

"This website should be hilarious..."

Tsukimoto Genji shook his head and observed the number of people who had bought the manga. It had already exceeded 20,000. 20,000, 100 yen per person. "Five Centimeters Per Second" had generated 2,000,000 yen in revenue in less than a day, surpassing even professional serialized manga websites.

However, the main reason is that Five Centimeters Per Second is already complete and the entire book can be purchased at once. This does not mean that other serialized manga can achieve such good results.

The provider had placed Five Centimeters Per Second on the website's main page. In addition to countless comments from celebrities and experts, it had also opened a Mirai-sensei reader forum, pretending to be a Hinotori network company.

No wonder they were so active. The Legend of Wukong attracted many readers and crashed the server several times to demonstrate Mirai-sensei's appeal. This time, Five Centimeters Per Second had brought real profits. If Tsukimoto Genji were the space provider, he would also find a way to earn more money.

Tsukimoto Genji clicked to enter the forum, and the pinned post that caught his attention was "The Most Touching Story, About Mirai-sensei's Vision of Love," written by Rina Yamazaki.

Rina Yamazaki, 'wasn't this the president of Tokyo University?' Tsukimoto Genji was surprised. 'Why would the president of Tokyo University also read manga?'

"The first time I heard about Mirai-sensei was a month ago. When I logged into the website, an error message appeared. I asked why, and the website replied that it was because Mirai-sensei published The Legend of Wukong and the traffic impact had destabilized the server. I had never heard of Mirai-sensei, and back then, I thought he was a trendy writer. I didn't like him and didn't read his novels."

"Until a few days ago, when I attended an academic exchange meeting in Osaka, I saw Mirai-sensei's advertisements everywhere and big headlines talking about him when I opened the newspaper. I clearly remember an article that praised Mirai-sensei and criticized his weaknesses. The contradiction was so clear that it surprised me."

"I think everyone can guess that the supposed weakness is the description of love. During the exchange period, I saw many similar newspapers, but it seemed that they couldn't find anywhere else to criticize Mirai-sensei besides love. So this morning, when I learned that Mirai-sensei had published a love manga, I couldn't help but take a look out of curiosity."

"As a result, I admit that Mirai-sensei left everyone speechless..."

"His skill doesn't need to be exaggerated, and his description of love is delicate and real, not inferior to the stories projected on the screen of the Yokohama Film Festival. This is the most romantic, touching, regrettable, and impressive love story I have ever seen."

"Nowadays, young novelists like to use confusing characters and intricate plots to tell love stories. Even the so-called princess of romance, after reading her stories, I only feel one thing: weariness."

"Very tired and complicated, that's the current state of love stories, but the appearance of Five Centimeters Per Second makes me see an oasis in the desert. The story of this manga is very simple, consisting of three parts in total. There is no family struggle between love and hate, and there are not many characters. It is like a stream flowing with a slight sadness. The delicate atmosphere and the emotions surrounding it allow me, as a woman over 50, to reminisce about the bitterness and romance of youth."

"What is love? Love is not a struggle, it is something simple. Five Centimeters Per Second does very well in this regard. I like this manga and will continue to support Mirai-sensei as a reader in the future."

After reading this comment, Tsukimoto Genji smiled bitterly.

"It's just a love manga...". 'A love manga could capture the president of Tokyo University.' He had to admit defeat and be convinced. 'Perhaps it was a mistake to think about stopping the enthusiastic young man. He couldn't stop Takumi's steps, so he might as well open his heart and welcome him.'

Takumi is so exceptional that he should be no worse than others in his career.

If so, it is also a blessing for Tsukimoto Genji to hand Hinotori over to him. At least his half-life achievements will not be in vain...

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